Lake level comparisons from one year ago

Lake levels are much closer to pool stage this year than were they were one year ago.

EAST TEXAS (KTRE) - With recent heavy rains and a wetter 2012, lake levels have rebounded very nicely compared were they were one year ago in late January.

Lake Levels as of late January 2012

Toledo Bend: 162.30 feet -9.70 feet below pool stage

Sam Rayburn: 153.72 feet -10.68 feet below pool stage

Livingston: 130.64 feet -0.36 feet below pool stage

Nacogdoches: 267.40 feet -11.60 feet below pool stage

Lake Levels as of this past week

Toledo Bend: 169.69 feet -2.31 feet below pool stage

Sam Rayburn: 161.38 feet -3.02 feet below pool stage

Livingston: 131.22 feet +0.22 feet above pool stage

Nacogdoches: 278.83 -0.17 feet below pool stage

In looking at the comparisons, it's night and day versus where we were last year. The one exception is Lake Livingston, which was near pool stage, even after the record setting drought of 2011.

We typically show lake levels every Wednesday since many of you like to know these values and where these major lakes stand in regards to their current water level. We tend to show them more in the spring, summer, and fall months since that is when many people hit the lakes more frequently.

Based on our forecast over the next few weeks, we should see these levels hold steady, with just slight deviations. While we do have multiple chances for rain in the forecast next week, we don't see any rain event being heavy enough to lead to a significant rise in the watersheds that feed the lakes.

RECENT CONTENT

For the first half of Monday, a decent southwesterly flow is going to feed moisture from the gulf into East Texas. Dew points reaching into the 60s will allow for some low-level instability. Heading into the late afternoon, the cold front should start to move through East Texas, giving the lift need